Gloria Priscilla Williams Engle 1925-2017
Gloria was
born on November 5th, 1925 in Cape Charles, Virginia to Nelson and
Eva Coates Williams. Due to the handwritten nature of birth certificates
of the era it was later discovered that her birthdate was actually November
6,1925 and as of 1980, both days were celebrated as her birthday.
In 1948, Gloria married the love of her life,
Harry Bell Engle. They lived in the Stoneybrook development of the
Denbigh area in Newport News, Virginia for their entire married life. Gloria was the manager of the Stoneybrook pool for many years and was an
assistant swimming coach for her daughter's team. She also served on
the Stoneybrook Women's club where she hosted many dinners for foreign
dignitaries from the Fort Eustis Army base. She and Harry had two
children, William Engle who died in infancy and Susan Engle who preceded her in
death.
Gloria enjoyed playing cards with friends and
was a Life Master at Bridge. She enjoyed cooking and crossword puzzles
and was a dedicated Bingo player.
Gloria developed Alzheimers and lived the last
ten years of her life at the Rossville Health and Rehab Facility in Rossville,
Kansas.
She was preceded in death by her husband
Harry, her son William and her daughter Susan. She is survived by four
granddaughters, Tara Convery (Maple Hill, Kansas), Lara Convery (Grants Pass,
Oregon), Megan Hewitt (Topeka, Kansas) and Katie (Steve) Johnson (Newport News,
Virginia) as well as four great-grandchildren: Brendan, Zion, Kiah and
Koda.
The family would like to thank each and every
member of the staff of Rossville Health and Rehab that have become family to "Nana" over the years.
In lieu of flowers please send contributions
to the American Heart Association or the Alzheimers Association.
